Chemical Ice Packs for Cooling Hyperthermic Patients

November 21, 2018 updated by: Grant S Lipman, Stanford University

Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing Effectiveness of Chemical Cold Packs Used on Various Skin Surfaces for Cooling Hyperthermic Patients

A common tool to cool people in the pre-hospital setting is the chemical ice pack. These are used by athletic trainers, EMS personnel, ER staff, and people in the prehosoital setting.

The ability of these to cool a person has never been quantified, the efficiency and extent of cooling, as well as location of placement of ice packs is purely anecdotal. The purpose of this study is to determine whether strategically placed chemical ice packs will provide benefit to individuals subjected to heat stress.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

8

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • Palo Alto, California, United States
        • Stanford University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 75 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • young healthy males > 18 years old with no active medical problems and able to run 10 km.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Active medical problems or inability to exercise for 45 minutes in a heated room.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: CROSSOVER
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Chemical Ice packs to neck, groin, axillae
Chemical ice packs will be changed out every 9 minutes
Other: Chemical Cold Pack
EXPERIMENTAL: Chemical Ice Packs to cheeks, palms, soles
Chemical Ice packs will be changed out every 9 minutes
Other: Chemical Cold Pack
NO_INTERVENTION: no chemical ice packs

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Core body temperature cooling
Time Frame: 35 minutes
35 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Stanford University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2012

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

July 1, 2013

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

July 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 24, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 24, 2012

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

September 27, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

November 26, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 21, 2018

Last Verified

November 1, 2018

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 24308

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